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Definition of mercantile adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mercantile

adjective
 
/ˈmɜːkəntaɪl/
 
/ˈmɜːrkəntiːl/,
 
/ˈmɜːrkəntaɪl/
(formal)
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  1. connected with trade and commercial affairs
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian, from mercante ‘merchant’.
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